Viewsonic XG3202-C: 144Hz 31.5-inch FreeSync VA Curved Gaming Monitor

August 16, 2016September 6, 2016by Dan Hamilton

Viewsonic has revealed a new curved gaming monitor at Computex 2016 – the Viewsonic XG3202-C. This comes after the company had announced three monitors at CES 2016 for its XG series, the XG2401, XG2701, and XG2703-GS. The newest addition, the XG3202-C, is the first curved 144Hz gaming monitor by the company.

The Viewsonic XG3202-C has a screen size of 31.5 inches and the typical curvature of 1800R. Worryingly however the monitor is equipped with a 1920 x 1080 resolution meaning that it has as an abysmal pixel density of 70 pixels per inch which is far lower than what the average gaming monitor sports.

The monitor uses a VA panel, a much less common technology than IPS or TN panels, meaning you’ll get great image and contrast depth. It has a brightness of 300 cd/m2 and a static contrast ratio of 3000:1. The monitor has an advertised response time of 5ms which is slightly more than what IPS panels are advertised as. The display has an anti-glare coating as well.

On the upside, the monitor has AMD’s FreeSync technology meaning that if you’ve got a compatible AMD card then you can have a gaming experience that is free of screen tearing and stuttering. This is done by synchronizing the monitor’s refresh rate to your graphics card’s frame rate output.

The Viewsonic XG3202-C is equipped with video inputs for DVI, HDMI, and DisplayPort. In terms of other connectivity, the monitor is rather lacking. Instead of a USB hub, there is only one USB 2.0 port for quick charging mobile devices. It has an audio input for convenient headphone listening, however.